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February 20, 2018 | International, Land, C4ISR

Rheinmetall-led consortium wins first European research contract

FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Rheinmetall has won the first contract relating to European Union defence research financed by the EU's European Defence Union, the German company said on Monday.

The consortium will conduct studies into what could become EU-wide standardized soldier systems, including electronics, voice communication, software and sensors, it said.

The other members of the consortium are Indra and GMV Aerospace and Defence of Spain, Leonardo and Larimart of Italy, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Poland's iTTi, the Portuguese company Tekever ASDS and SAAB of Sweden. (Reporting by Maria Sheahan, editing by Louise Heavens)

https://www.reuters.com/article/rheinmetall-europe/rheinmetall-led-consortium-wins-first-european-research-contract-idUSFWN1Q902H

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